Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Cut-man

I approach the ring butterflies in my stomach. The lights blinding. You're so much smaller but just as intimidating.

The bell rings and lights go out. A tunnel vision of only you. I shuffle my feet by no means slow. I juke and jive. I flinch you connect. Birds chirping and stars.  Bells ringing in my ear.  Ring.

You cut me I bleed.  I go to my corner to reevaluate my strategy.  I look at the cut-man, looking back at me.  The cut-man patches me up, whispers in my ear and sends me back in.  I protect myself, hands up.  I block the blows.  This time I'm ready.  I return the punch.  

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